Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-19
ANECDOTES OF JAY GOULD.
BILL Nye MAKES ANOTHER FRIENDLY
CALL ON The LITTLE KING.

How Neuralgia Interferes with the Ad-
vancement of an Ambitious Man-Stories of
Mr.. Goald's Generosity How He Loves to
Help His Fellow Mana Strong Combina-
ton Suggested with Famous Man
Facial Neuralgia is what is keeping
Jay Gould back this summer and pre-
venting him from making as much
money as he would otherwise. With
good health and his present methods of
doing business Mr.. Gould could in a
few years be beyond the reach of want,
but he is up so much nights with his
face that he has TO keep one gas-jet
burning all the time Besides he has
cabled once to DR.. Brown-Sequard for
a neuralgia pill that he thought would
relieve the intense pain. and found
after he had paid for the cablegram
that every druggist in New York kept
the Brown-Sequard pill in stock. But
when a man is i'll he does not care for
expense. especially when he controls
an Atlantic cable or two
This neuralgia pill is about the size
of two-year-old colt and pure white.
have been compelled to take several
of them myself while suffering from
facial neuralgia, for neuralgia does not
spare the good, the true or the beauti-
full. She comes along and nips the poor
yeoman rs well as the millionaire who
sits in the lap of luxury. Millionaires
who fatter themselves that they can
evade neuralgia by going and sitting
in the lap of luxury make great mis-
take.
"And do YOU find that this large
porcelain Pill relieves YOU ut all, Mr.
Gould?" | asked him during one Of
these attacks, as he sat in his studio
with his face tied up in hot bran.
''No, It does me no good whatever. g"
said the man who likes to take lame
railroad aud put it on its feet by issu-
ing more bonds. at contains little
morphine, which dulls the pain, but
there's nothing IN the pill to cure the
cause. My neuralgia comes from in
digestion. My appetite is four sizes
too large for a man of my height and
every little while overeat. | then get
dangerously i'll and stocks become
greatly depressed in consequence.
am now in position where, # | had q
constitution that would stand the
strain. | could get well oil in few
years, but | am not strong enough.
Every little change in the weather af-
fects me. | see red-headed girl on
the street and Immediately afterwards
see one of these big white pills"
.'Are you sure, Mr.. Gould?" | asked
him with some solictude. as l bent
forward and inhaled the rich fragrance
of the carnation in his button-hole,
THAT you have not taken cold in some
wayP"
Possibly l have" he said, as he
shrank back in petulant way,
thought. Last week got my feet q
little damp while playing the hose on
some of my stocks, but I hardly think
that was what caused the trouble /
am apt to overeat as / said, l an
especially fond OF fruit, too When
] was boy had no trouble, because
always div ded my fruit with another
boy, of whom l was very fond. l would
always divide my fruit two into equal
parts. keeping one Of these and eating
the other myself Many and many q
time when this boy and i went out to-
gcther and only had one wormy apple
between US, l have divided il and given
him the worm.
LAS boy, was taught to believe
that half is always better than the
hole"
"And are YOU not afraid that this
neuralgia after it has picnicked around
among your features may fly to you,
vitals?'
Possibly So" said Mr.. Gould, snap.
ping the hunting case of his massive
silver watch with a loud report, "but
am guarding against this by keeping
my pocketbook wrapped up all the time
in an old red flannel shirt.
Here Mr. Gould arose and went out
of the room for long time, and
could hear him pacing up and down
outside, stopping now and then to peer
through the keyhole to see if | had
gone away. But in each instance he
was grasified to find that had not.
Lest any one should imagine that
took advantage Of his absence to per.
use his private corresponds nee, will
say here that did not do so, as his
desk was securely locked.
Mr.. Gould's habits are simple and he
does not hold his cane by the middle
when he walks. He wears plain clothe.
and his shirts and collars are boil
made of the same shade. He says b,
feels sorry for any one who has to veal
pink shirt with a blue collar. Som,
day he hopes to endow home fol